Unlike many surfers who sought the perfect wave, my interests always lay beneath the sea' s surface in a world I could only imagine and dream of．When I was twelve, I made my first adventures in the deep．Later I would learn how to dive, expanding my world of exploration many times over．
Perhaps the greatest turning point in my life came when I was in high school and I wrote a letter to the famous Scripps Oceanographic Institution, asking how I might learn more about the sea．A kind scientist answered my letter and told me how to apply to Scripps for a summer scholarship, which I received．During one of their courses that summer, I met Dr．Robert Norris, a marine geologist．He loved the sea almost as much as I did．Soon he suggested I consider his school, the University of California, for my study．One year later I became a member of the freshman class．
Now my love affair with the sea became a serious endeavor（艱苦的努力）．If I wanted to be an undersea explorer, I needed to learn as much as I could about the laws of the physical world that controlled the environment I wanted to enter．The undersea world is not our natural world．It is unforgiving to those who make mistakes．At its greatest depths the water temperature is near freezing, the pressure is eight tons per square inch, and it is totally dark．It is easy to get lost in such a world．I needed to learn a lot about geography, navigation, geology, biology, and many other things．
I decided another important thing for me to do was to join the U．S．Navy．If I was going to be an undersea explorer, I would have to lead men and women on dangerous adventures where they might get hurt, and I didn't want that to happen．
In the Navy I learned discipline, organization, and how to motivate and lead people on adventures so that we could explore the wonders of the deep．
Finally, the time came to put all that I had learned to use, to go forth with a team of men and women and explore an adventure I am still on and hope to be on for many years to come．

  1. 1.

    What happened to the author at the age of twelve?

    1. A.
      He dreamed about undersea exploration．
    2. B.
      He began to swim under the deep water．
    3. C.
      He surfed on big waves for the first time．
    4. D.
      He learned to dive off the cliffs．
  2. 2.

    In college, the author took many different types of courses because he

    1. A.
      was told it was easy to get lost in exploration
    2. B.
      was advised to take them by Dr．Robert Norris
    3. C.
      thought they were needed to fully understand the ocean
    4. D.
      believed it would help him succeed in the Navy
  3. 3.

    The author joined the Navy to ______．

    1. A.
      develop his leadership skills
    2. B.
      get along with people under stress
    3. C.
      learn about the dangers of the ocean
    4. D.
      gather specific information about ocean life
  4. 4.

    Which word can best describe the author?

    1. A.
      Imaginative．
    2. B.
      Optimistic．
    3. C.
      Independent．
    4. D.
      Ambitious．
BCAD
試題分析：本文陳述了作者作為一個(gè)海洋世界的愛(ài)好，為了完成他探索海洋的夢(mèng)想，為探索海底的奇觀而不斷地學(xué)習(xí)，研究的故事。
1.從第一段第三行I made my first adventures in the deep。Later I would learn how to dive,可以得知作者12歲時(shí)開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)在深水游泳。
2.綜合第二段及I needed to learn a lot about geography, navigation, geology, biology, and many other things可知作者認(rèn)為：要完全理解海洋，學(xué)習(xí)這些都是必須的。
3.從第三段I would have to lead men and women on dangerous adventures 在危險(xiǎn)深海冒險(xiǎn)中，我要領(lǐng)導(dǎo)那些人，說(shuō)明他參加海軍的目的就是為了為了提高領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力。
4.作者12歲時(shí)就開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)在深水游泳，為了完成他探索海洋的夢(mèng)想，他不斷地學(xué)習(xí)，研究，還參加海軍，說(shuō)明作者是個(gè)有雄心的人。
考點(diǎn)：教育類型記敘文
4.點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文陳述了作者作為一個(gè)海洋世界的愛(ài)好，為了完成他探索海洋的夢(mèng)想，為探索海底的奇觀而不斷地學(xué)習(xí)，研究的故事。文章所設(shè)試題主要考察細(xì)節(jié)查找，做題關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，認(rèn)真核查題支和原文的異同，常犯錯(cuò)誤有：絕對(duì)化語(yǔ)言，范圍擴(kuò)大或縮小，以偏概全，張冠李戴等。
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